gimlet
2 synonyms for gimlet, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A small hand tool with a pointed screw tip, used to drill holes.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
auger
wimble
Etymology
Comes from Middle English gimlet, among other forms, from Old French guinbelet, guimbelet, guibelet, probably a diminutive of the Anglo-Norman wimble, a variant of guimble (“drill”), from Middle Low German wiemel; it continues in Modern French as gibelet. The cocktail is named either after the tool, for its penetrating...
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